I attended the world premiere of the film 'Boogie Woogie' last night at the Edinburgh Film Festival. It sounds a lot more glamorous than it was, there was no red carpet, press or free popcorn, but some of the cast and crew attended.
The movie was nothing like I expected, it was really enjoyable and entertaining! I went with 2 other Gillian Anderson fans and we were all expecting a really arty, obscure, sex filled, bizarre film, but it was nothing like that! It was very funny and clever and although there is some nudity (none of it Gillian's!) it didn't feel exploitative.
Gillian has loads of screen time, she is a major character. She has a cute English accent and the character she plays is really different to what I expected. Although she is a snob in the art world, she actually plays a really naive, confused woman! It is all played for laughs, you don't have that much sympathy for the character (although I had some), but it is a really different character from those she has played in the past.
Although I obviously focused primarily on Gillian's performance, kudos must go to Alan Cumming who I thought was really wonderful in the movie. His performance really gave the film an emotional heart.
I have no idea why it has taken so long to get this film distributed, it is highly enjoyable and much better than lots of the junk at the cinema. If you are a Gillian fan, she has some priceless scenes to look forward to.
There was a Q&A after the film with the director and some of the cast. The director didn't answer any of the questions seriously though so it was difficult to follow!
We sat directly in front of Alan Cumming, we think he must have heard us squeee every time G came on screen, but we agreed that it was a good thing that he sat behind us because we were enthusiastic and talking about how much we liked it afterwards! (Random comment: he was wearing a v cute silver kilt!!)
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As a side note, I'll blog about my trip to the USA soon, but meanwhile here are the pics from Nashville and Dollywood :)
I hate to imagine the changes that will be presented shortly, we have seen 3D movies in HD, BlueRay and want to see who will come after this I'm anxious.
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